About

Candy Glendening on QATV set

I love color! Specific colors! I become obsessed with  one, and although these obsessions change over time, they are quite powerful, and have driven me through this journey of learning as much about how to make a certain color as I possibly can (and I realize that my journey is never ending).

I love seeing the hand of the maker in whatever art form I am experiencing: the texture of paint from Van Gough’s hands, the sound of a live musical performance in a glorious symphony hall, the nooks and crannies found in a loaf of really good bread. Witnessing that the object of my focus was made one at a time, by a creator who cares about that creation is what makes my heart sing.

Hand dyed fabrics can have visual texture, variations in hue that give the cloth that one-of-a-kind-ness that says to me “this cloth was made to be just this color, someone wanted it to look like this, what they made from this fabric is a reflection of this care”. I am an art quilter, and this need to color the fabrics I use in my art, rather than what fabric designers and fabric store buyers offer for my selection is an integral part of my art. I truly respect the talent of artists who can take that commercial fabric and make it their own, but it is not for me.

I also am frugal! I have champagne tastes and a beer budget! 😉 And when I say budget, I am talking not only about money, but space and time as well. All three of these commodities are precious, and I don’t like to spend them without intent.

I’m a mom (to Liam who is 26 and Rose who is 22), a biology teacher to non-biology majors at the University of Redlands, and…an art quilter, struggling to fit all these hats on my head (note: none of these hats is that of a housecleaner!) I’ve begun merging my worlds by writing about what I do in various Art Quilting Magazines (40 articles the last time I counted!) and appearing on Quilting Arts TV (see here for details), I have a DVD out that traces my process from start to finish, another one all about my signature quilting style called Free Motion Machine Sketching, I teach Free Motion Quilting at the Redlands Sewing Center and I teach online dyeing classes, so I can share my love of color, and the skills to create it, with lots of fellow color lovers!

My goal is to fill life with color & pattern that makes people happy.

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Testimonials

I was so amazed with getting so many colors from 3 basic primaries. I feel like Candy has revealed the Secrets to Life, the Universe, and Everything to me! This class was so worth it! Thank you, Candy! - Michele
Seriously, this is the best online class I have taken. You are computer savvy and you know dyeing--a match made in heaven. 🙂 (PS--I am a functional analyst and help non teckies in the Justice department figure out what their program needs are, so I KNOW what good documentation should look like.) - Dahn
I have quite a bit of experience in shibori (episodically intense) and printing with thickened dyes (but not lately), but am tired of my sloppy outcomes in color. I like the tone of your presentations. Everything seems very achievable. I greatly appreciate your sense of order.
I can immediately see you are a gifted teacher- your planning, background preparation are evident in well presented materials.
You are doing the proper teaching "thing", having everything shown, told and written. One or the other method should get through to everyone. I think you've done a great job presenting information so far. Incorporation of videos makes a huge difference in clarifying processes, such as the way you scrunch your fabric. It will be great when students start putting their fabrics on the gallery. I think there's always a lot of learning from fellow students. I also appreciate how quickly you've responded to comments.
As I learn more and more about low immersion dyeing, I find that the only consistent technique is the Candiotic Table! I get the same color every time and can do a project this week and make a new piece for it next week and it will be awfully darn close to exact. - Laine
I love love love these classes. The format is perfect for my learning style and the lessons are easy to follow. I particularly like being able to go at my own pace and having enough examples that I can do the ones I want and find exciting, and skip the ones I don't particularly care about doing while still learning everything in the lesson material. The color palette spreadsheets are worth so much more than the cost of the class. I can't believe we are receiving the excellent instruction, AND the different "recipes" for the price it is being offered. Thanks Candy!
It's very helpful to have both video and documentation. I watch the videos for the first go round, but then have the documentation to refer back to when I just want to go over a particular aspect again, without re watching the whole video. The spreadsheets are great. If you aren't familiar with Excel there is plenty of tutoring in the program, and if you are familiar with Excel, you will be able to figure out how to use the basic structure to make new blends of your own colors. - Merran
Candy's dyeing classes are all wonderful. The material is well thought out and well-presented plus Candy is so responsive if a question or problem comes up. The spreadsheets in the class materials are a huge help for mixing the right amount of dyes for the project at hand. I highly recommend these classes for anyone who wants to learn Fiber Reactive Dyeing. They are worth the cost and time investment. -Liz
I really enjoy "Candied Fabric Classes". I continue to work through and reference each class, "Controlling Color", "Controlling Texture' and "Multi-color Techniques". Candy presents each subject with a unique balance of science and art. Her methods allow you to repeat a favorite color or texture, while giving you the tools to explore your own creative avenues. - Connie
I love how you have included both written and video material, I can watch how to first and then refer to the written material to do the actual steps. Showing the student the final product is very exciting to see and compare when we have done it ourselves. Seeing that even you can make small mistakes and how to ensure we do things correctly to prevent cross contamination and I enjoy hearing you get excited with the process itself makes me chuckle along with you. - Jackie
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